Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I have no problem advising the Member that I am accountable for every pothole out there. That is the message that we get. We always seem to be held responsible for things that do not work, but we are never given any credit for those things that do work.
To make a long answer short, yes, I agree with the Member that I am responsible for the department. I am responsible for how they spend these dollars and I think I have said in the past, that in the end, the Minister is responsible.
My department officials have, I believe, a very fair and effective system of accountability, from the guy down on the street right up to the top and it seems to be working. We do not have any situations yet where we have a problem of accountability. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.